Which to use
“replié” is a verb and “replis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- #39,502
- “replis” frequency rank
- 71191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replié | replis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. | Pluriel de repli. |
Where the eye mixes replié and replis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. replié (CVCCVV) and replis (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses replié with replis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: replié is \ʁə.pli.je\ while replis is \ʁə.pli\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “replié” becomes s in “replis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replié is recorded at frequency rank #31,689, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\. replis is at rank #39,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pli\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71191, this pair ranks #48,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replié vs replis
Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "replié": é. Private to "replis": s.
"replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replis ← erplis · relpis · repils · repliss · repllis · replsi · repplis · rpelis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replié" and "replis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "replié" or "replis"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "replié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replié" and "replis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.